Grandparental investment and reproductive decisions in the longitudinal 1970 british cohort study

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1731, 2012, Pages 1155-1160

  Waynforth, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alloparenting; Childcare; Fertility; Grandmother hypothesis; Reproduction; Resources

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; BIRTH RATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; FERTILITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MORTALITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856791820     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1424     Document Type: Article

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